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Naomi Thompson – Research in Mathematics Education, 2024
Mathematics remains a gatekeeper in schools; educators and researchers must carefully consider how diverse mathematical practices can be recognised and valued. To explore how math is recognised in the craft of weaving, which has been described as highly mathematical with roots in innovations by women, I interviewed 22 experienced weavers about…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Arithmetic, Computation
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Clark, Amy; Henderson, Peter; Gifford, Sue – Education Endowment Foundation, 2020
"Improving Mathematics in the Early Years and Key Stage 1" reviews the best available evidence to offer five recommendations for developing the maths skills of 3-7-year olds. Recommendations include integrating maths into different activities throughout the day -- for example, at registration and snack time -- to familiarise children…
Descriptors: Mathematics Skills, Young Children, Early Childhood Education, Teaching Methods
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Kelly, Gwendolyn N.; Kennedy, Teresa J.; Eberhardt, Megan B.; Austin, Laurie K. – Teaching Children Mathematics, 2002
Discusses a content-integration program in which Spanish is introduced while mathematics and other subjects are reinforced, creating a winning combination for students, teachers, and preservice teachers alike. (Author/NB)
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Computation, Diversity (Student), Elementary Education
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Moyer, Patricia Seray – Teaching Children Mathematics, 2000
Explores the concept of partitive division in a 4th grade class. Uses students' concrete and pictorial representations to examine the mathematics in a story. (KHR)
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Childrens Literature, Computation, Division
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Naylor, Michael; Naylor, Pamela – Teaching Children Mathematics, 2001
Presents a classroom activity in which students build and learn to use their own abacuses. Describes the lesson that combines mathematics, art, and social studies. (KHR)
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Computation, Concept Formation, Elementary Education